CC Antya 1.179

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

CC Antya 1.178

CC Antya 1.180

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 179

“kāṅhā tomāra kṛṣṇa-rasa-kāvya-sudhā-sindhu
tāra madhye mithyā kene stuti-kṣāra-bindu“

SYNONYMS

kāṅhā—where; tomāra—your; kṛṣṇa-rasa-kāvya—of exalted poetry concerning the mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes; sudhā-sindhu—ocean of the nectar; tāra madhye—within that; mithyā—false; kene—why; stuti—prayer; kṣāra-bindu—like a drop of alkali.

TRANSLATION

“Your exalted poetic descriptions of the mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are like an ocean of nectar. But why have you put in a false prayer about Me? It is like a drop of detestable alkali.”